Govt Bans Import of Oxytocin
The government today banned import of oxytocin, a move aimed restricting its misuse by some dairy owners and farmers to boost milk production and increase size of vegetables.
New Delhi, July 12 (PTI) The government today banned import of oxytocin, a move aimed restricting its misuse by some dairy owners and farmers to boost milk production and increase size of vegetables.
"Import of oxytocin is prohibited," Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) today said in a notification.
The imports of this hormone was earlier allowed.
In March, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya had said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha that the government was considering to regulate and restrict oxytocin for human use so that the drug is supplied only to registered hospitals and clinics in public and private sector.
The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) in its 78th meeting held on February 12, 2018 has also agreed to prohibit the import of oxytocin and its formulations for human use as well as animal use under Section 10 of the Drugs and cosmetics Act, 1940.
The government was looking to ban the imports as cases of its misuse by some dairy owners and farmers to boost milk production and increase size of vegetables has come into light.
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